Midterm Elections Money: See Which States Raised Over $100 Million

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• For the midterm elections, some states have raised over $100 million for the races combined.
• Republicans hold a majority in the House, and they currently hold the majority by a slim margin in the Senate.
• Eleven states allow for unlimited political contributions.

Americans elect a president every four years, but that’s not where a citizen’s civic duty starts and ends. The legislative branch, comprised of elected officials in the House of Representatives and Senate who enact the nation’s laws, has many of its members up for re-election in 2018.

In the race to control Congress, state primaries are taking place now through the end of the year, with both of the major parties — Democrats and Republicans — jockeying for a majority.

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As it stands, Republicans hold a four-seat majority in the Senate. Republicans hold 236 seats to Democrats’ 193 seats in the House.

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Tens of Millions Are Contributed to Midterm Elections in Almost Every State

To prevent corruption and voter fraud, all campaign contributions must be transparent. Campaign finance laws regulate the amounts donated to political candidates. These laws also regulate the disclosure of information on candidates’ campaign funds. Every state has its own contribution limit for each level of elected office, but in 11 of the 50 states, the sky’s the limit.

Although fifteen states raised less than $10 million on the races combined this year, two states raised over $100 million for the midterm elections.

Campaign finance reform opens up a larger and more complex ethical debate about the nation’s richest simply “buying” elections. Take, for instance, the Koch brothers: Advocacy groups linked to the businessmen were planning to spend up to $400 million toward midterm elections, CNBC reported earlier this year.

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According to OpenSecrets.org — a website dedicated to tracking money in U.S. politics and powered by the Center for Responsive Politics, which is nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit — this is how much money your state has raised for 2018’s midterm elections:

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